Non-Fiction

Paleontology

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The Dinosaur Encyclopedia: A Handbook for Dinosaur Enthusiasts of All Ages! Michael Benton N/A
The Illusrated Directory of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures Ingrid Cranfield (Editor) N/A
Lone Star Dinosaurs Louis Jacobs N/A
Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Comets, Craters, Controversy and the Last Days of the Dinosaurs James Lawrence Powell N/A
The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs Gregory S. Paul N/A

3 Responses to “Non-Fiction”

  1. Dark Transcendence Says:
    May 7, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Dear Abyssal,
    What books on evolution would you recommend to someone who is currently not up to reading Darwin?
    - Dark Transcendence

  2. abyssalleviathin Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    I liked “Finding Darwin’s God” quite a bit, and not (exactly) for religious reasons. “The Beak of the Finch” is a good one as something of a case study in natural selection that shows how even tiny variations in anatomy can mean life and death for an organism.

    Stephen Jay Gould’s essay books (Like “The Panda’s Thumb,” “The Flamingo’s Smile” or “Bully for Brontosaurus” ;) are always fun, but Gould is a rambler and he doesn’t always stick to evolution, he goes all over the place. I’ve never read Dawkins (well, I’m working on a copy of The God Delusion), but his stuff might be intersting to look into.

    Other than that I can’t really think of anything off the top of my head. I really haven’t read as much straight evolutionary biology stuff as I’d like to, most of my reading material is paleontological and evolutionary content is mostly incidental.

  3. Abyssal Says:
    May 15, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    P. S. I also remember enjoying Evolution: Triumph of an Idea by Carl Zimmer.

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